Daphne 'Lawrence Crocker'
Common name: 
Lawrence Crocker Daphne
Pronunciation: 
DAF-ne
Family: 
Thymelaeaceae
Genus: 
Daphne
Synonyms: 
D. ×susannae 'Lawrence Crocker'
D. ×medfordensis 'Lawrence Crocker'
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Broadleaf evergreen shrub, small, slow growing to about 2 ft (0.6 m) high and with a similar width, upright, dense, rounded form.  Leaves simple, alternate, glossy, oblanceolate, about 5 cm long.  Flowers deep pink, very fragrant, spring flowering, sporadic bloom all summer.
  • Sun to partial shade.  Needs good drainage.  
  • Hardy to USDA Zone (5)6       Apparently a spontaneous hybrid of D. arbuscula × D. collina from the garden of Lawrence Crocker, a legendary plantsman and one of the founders of the Siskiyou Rare Plant Nursery in Medford, Oregon.  Daphne × susannae is the name given to the D. arbuscula × D. collina cross, hence D. × susannae 'Lawrence Crocker'.   The authenticity of D. ×medfordensis 'Lawrence Crocker' is unknown.
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